Marker Inscription
Black cemetery located 7 miles NW of Athens in the Sand Flat Community. From Athens, go north on Hwy 19 3.6 miles. Turn left on blacktop road and go west 2.6 miles. Cemetery is on left side of road with entry sign.
Cemetery
Sand Flat Cemetery
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About this site
Sand Flat Cemetery is a cemetery in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 89 cemeteries documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2713, -95.8841 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Families Cemetery at Sand Flat (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Thomas Cemetery, Arbuckle Cemetery, and Cottonwood Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7213005105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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